Full list of motions

17 May 2007

This page carries a full list of the motions timetabled for debate at UCU Congress 2007.

This list excludes the sector conferences, the details of which can be found here:

FE sector conference
HE sector conference

Congress business section 1: Equality
Motion	Title	LA/branch
1	Disabled Members Participation in UCU	Transitional Arrangements Committee
2	Right to read	Queen Alexandra College
3	UCU support for LGBT history month	Transitional Arrangements Committee
4	LGBT equality under the law	Transitional Arrangements Committee
5	Bullying and harassment of vulnerable members	Transitional Arrangements Committee
6	Antisemitism in the UK and Europe	Barnet College, Hendon
6A.1	Amendment to motion 6	Transitional Arrangements Committee
6A.2	Amendment to motion 6	University of Leeds
6A.3	Amendment to motion 6	University of Brighton Falmer
7	Timetabling events and minority religious festivals	Transitional Arrangements Committee
8	Composite: Affiliation to Unite against Fascism	Goldsmiths College, Manchester Metropolitan University
9	Women members' pay: Implement gender justice now	Transitional Arrangements Committee
10	Opposition to Welfare Reform Act	Transitional Arrangements Committee
11	Immigration controls and disability issues	Transitional Arrangements Committee
12	On racism and xenophobia	London Metropolitan University, Ladbrooke and Spring House
13	Migrant Workers	Welsh College of Horticulture
14	Combating discrimination against overseas students	Transitional Arrangements Committee
15	Combating practices aimed against Muslim and other minority students	Transitional Arrangements Committee
16	Academic Freedom: Rights and Responsibilities	University of Leeds
17	Improving local representation of UCU members from disadvantaged groups	Transitional Arrangements Committee
Congress business section 2: Health and Safety
18	Updating the safety representatives and safety committees regulations	Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology
19	Investigation into stress	Richmond-upon-Thames College
19A.1	Amendment to motion 19	Transitional Arrangements Committee
20	Bullying in post 16 education	Bradford College
20A.1	Amendment to motion 20	Transitional Arrangements Committee
Congress business section 3: External relations
21	Peace and disarmament	Northumbria University
22	Environment	South Thames College
Congress business section 4: Pensions and employment rights
23	Fractionalisation of hourly paid staff	City and Islington College, Lifelong Learning
24	Composite: Fixed-term and Hourly Paid Staff	University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb; Transitional Arrangements Committee
24A.1	Amendment to motion 24	Brooklands College
24A.2	Amendment to motion 24	London Metropolitan University, Tower Hill; University of Sheffield
25	Inequalities between HE and FE pay	London Metropolitan University,Ladbroke and Spring House
25A.1	Amendment to motion 25	Transitional Arrangements Committee
26	Cross-sectoral policy issues	Transitional Arrangements Committee
27	On lack of recognition	London Metropolitan University Calcutta House
28	Policy on international greylisting and boycott	Transitional Arrangements Committee
Congress business section 5: International and European work
29	Academic Freedom	Canterbury Christ Church University
29A.1	Amendment to motion 29	University of Brighton Grand Parade
30	Composite: Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions	University of Brighton, Grand Parade; University of East London, Docklands
30A.1	Amendment to motion 30	Community Education Lewisham
30A.2	Amendment to motion 30	De Montfort University
30A.3	Amendment to motion 30	College of North East London
31	European Union and Israel	University of Birmingham
31A.1	Amendment to motion 31	University of Birmingham
31A.2	Amendment to motion 31	University of Brighton Eastbourne
32	Solidarity with Iraqi workers and women	Community Education Lewisham
32A.1	Amendment to motion 32	London Metropolitan University, Calcutta House; University of Dundee
32A.2	Amendment to motion 32	University College London
32A.3	Amendment to motion 32	University of Glasgow
32A.4	Amendment to motion 32	London Metropolitan University, Calcutta House
33	Composite: Stop the War	Barnsley College; University of Portsmouth; City and Islington College, Camden Road; Tower Hamlets College
33A.1	Amendment to motion 33	Transitional Arrangements Committee
33A.2	Amendment to motion 33	London Metropolitan University
34	Affiliation agreements with unions in other countries	Transitional Arrangements Committee
35	Globalisation and commodification of education, and global staff mobility	Transitional Arrangements Committee
36	Solidarity with trade unions and students in Zimbabwe	Transitional Arrangements Committee
37	Colombia	Liverpool Community College, Duke St
Congress business section 6: Financial matters and legal services
38	Appointment of auditors	Transitional Arrangements Committee
39	Budget	Transitional Arrangements Committee
40	Subscription rates from September 2007	Transitional Arrangements Committee
41	UCU Headquarters - Accommodation	University of Manchester
42	Provision of legal assistance	University of Liverpool
42A.1	Amendment to motion 42	Transitional Arrangements Committee
43	Legal protection at work	University of Sheffield
44	Legal Services	Queen University of Belfast
44A.1	Amendment to motion 44	Transitional Arrangements Committee
44A.2	Amendment to motion 44	London Met Branch Ladbroke and Spring House
Congress business section 7: Membership organisation and campaigning
45	Organisation of retired members	Transitional Arrangements Committee
46	Organisation of distance learning and other home-based staff	Open University
47	Creation of academic related structures	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
48	Composite: Education privatisation - national fightback needed	Lambeth College; University of Brighton, Falmer; Nottingham Trent University, Clifton; London Metropolitan University, Tower Hill
48A.1	Amendment to motion 48	Park Lane College; City College Birmingham; Cornwall College; London Metropolitan University, Calcutta House
49	Composite: Privatisation in FE and HE	Bradford College ACE; Transitional Arrangements Committee
49A.1	Amendment to motion 49	York College
50	Composite: Supporting and Developing Branches	Park Lane College; City College Birmingham; Cornwall College; London Metropolitan University, Calcutta House
50A.1	Amendment to motion 50	Transitional Arrangements Committee
50A.2	Amendment to motion 50	North West Kent College
51	Regional support	Northumberland College, Ashington
52	Composite: Public Sector Pay Freeze	Chesterfield College, RNIB Redhill College, Wakefield College, Barnsley College, New College Nottingham, Manchester Metropolitan University
52A.1	Composite: amendment to motion 52	Barnsley College, Chesterfield College, RNIB Redhill College, Wakefield College
52A.2	Composite: amendment to motion 52	New College Nottingham
53	Composite: Harlow College	Harlow College, Barnet College, University College London
54	Redundancies at Leeds Metropolitan University	Leeds Metropolitan University, City and Beckett Park branches
55	Save ESOL and Adult Education	Tower Hamlets College, Arbour Square and Bethnal Green
55A.1	Amendment to motion 55	Transitional Arrangements Committee
56	Closure of RNIB Redhill College	RNIB Redhill College
57	Crichton Campus Crisis	University of Glasgow
58	Dundee University Cuts	University of Dundee
58A.1	Amendment to motion 58	King's College London
59	Promoting active membership involvement	University of Aberdeen
60	No title	Guernsey College
61	Sectoralisation	Brooklands College
62	Union learning representatives	Tyne Metropolitan College
Congress business section 8: Rule changes
63	Rule change	Richmond-upon-Thames College
63A.1	Amendment to motion 63	Transitional Arrangements Committee
64	Regional Committees	City and Islington College, Lifelong Learning
64A.1	Amendment to motion 64	Transitional Arrangements Committee
65	Rule change motion D - MMU	Manchester Metropolitan University
66	Rule change	Richmond-upon-Thames College
67	Composite: Regional Committees and Congress	Northumberland College, Ashington; Nottingham Trent University, Clifton; Manchester Metropolitan University, Brooklands College
68	Regional representation	London Metropolitan University, Ladbroke and Spring House
69	Composite: Proposal to amend rule 16.6.4	Northumberland College, Ashington; Brooklands College; Manchester Metropolitan University
70	Composite: Rule change	Richmond-upon-Thames College
71	17.1 Regional Representation	City and Islington Lifelong Learning, Richmond-upon-Thames College
72	Proposal to amend rule 17.2	Northumberland College, Ashington
73	Proposal to amend rule 17.1	Northumberland College, Ashington
74	Composite: Regional aggregation of branches	Bradford College ACE; Nottingham Trent, Clifton; London Metropolitan University, Ladbroke and Spring House
75	Rule change	Nottingham Trent University, Clifton
76	Rule change: Status of Wales UCU	Deeside College, Swansea Institute of HE, Coleg Morgannwg
77	Rule change	Nottingham Trent, Clifton
78	Rule change Ð timing of Congress	Manchester Metropolitan University
79	Congress delegate entitlement: clarification of rule	Transitional Arrangements Committee
80	Amendment to rule 17.2	Open University
81	Rule change on Congress membership	Bradford College, University of Portsmouth, City and Islington College, Lifelong Learning
82	Rule 17.2	City and Islington College, Lifelong Learning
83	Rule change: rule 17.2	University of Leeds
84	Congress Membership	Brooklands College
85	Attendance of observers at Congress	Open University
85A.1	Amendment to motion 85	Transitional Arrangements Committee
85A.2	Amendment to motion 85	London Metropolitan University Calcutta House
86	Rule Change: Rule 16.6.2	University of Leeds
87	Rule change to increase limit on motions	University of Liverpool
88	Rule change motion	University of Birmingham
89	Amendment of rules on submission of motions to Congress/Sector Conference	Transitional Arrangements Committee
90	Rule change	University of Dundee
91	Rule change	Nottingham Trent University, Clifton
92	Change to rule 16.3	Chesterfield College
93	Rule change motion A- MMU	Manchester Metropolitan University
94	Rule change motion B Ð MMU	Manchester Metropolitan University
95	Rule change motion C Ð MMU	Manchester Metropolitan University
96	NEC elections Ð choice of constituency	University of Westminster, Cavendish
96A.1	Amendment to motion 96	University of Westminster
97	Clarification of rules on categories within UK-elected NEC seats	Transitional Arrangements Committee
98	Clarification of rule on geographical constituencies for elections	Transitional Arrangements Committee
99	No title	Liverpool Community College, Duke St
100	Correction of rule on order of election counting	Transitional Arrangements Committee
101	Schedule to the Rules Ð Schedule A	Oxford and Cherwell Valley College, OXPENS Campus; Liverpool Community College, Duke Street
102	General Secretary Elections	De Montfort University, Leicester
103	Change to rule 12.4	Bradford College ACE, Anglia Retired Members, Northumbria University, Yorkshire and Humberside Retired Members, Northern Retired Members
104	Retired Member Organisation: rule changes	Transitional Arrangements Committee
105	Change to rule 17.1	Northern Retired Members, Bradford College ACE, Yorkshire and Humberside Retired Members, Anglia Retired Members
106	Rule change	University of Dundee
106A.1	Amendment to motion 106	Transitional Arrangements Committee
107	Rule change - fighting fund	Barnsley College, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton, Manchester Metropolitan University
108	Equality structures rule change	University of Glasgow
109	Rule 23.2	Liverpool Community College, Duke St
110	Explicit inclusion of Channel Islands and Isle of Man	Transitional Arrangements Committee
111	Legal aid regulations	Transitional Arrangements Committee
112	No title	Cardiff University
113	Change to rule 6.1 Obligations of members	Open University

Last updated: 17 May 2007

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